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16 June 2014

Elsevier to use Knewton technology to create next generation of digital course materials STM publisher Elsevier has announced a collaboration with Knewton, an adaptive learning company. Starting with courses for nursing and health professions students, Elsevier will use Knewton's infrastructure to power personalised digital solutions that continuously adjust to each individual's unique learning needs. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Chemistry World and Scientific American announce content sharing partnership Chemistry World and Scientific American have announced a content sharing partnership where selected cutting edge chemistry content from Chemistry World will appear on the Scientific American website. Scientific American is at the heart of Nature Publishing Group's consumer media division, meeting the needs of the general public. Chemistry World is the flagship print and online magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The Serials Solutions website merges into proquest.com The serialssolutions.com website has migrated to become part of the proquest.com website as of June 9. This move reflects the uniting of all Serials Solutions technologies, including Intota and the Summon Service, into the ProQuest brand. Serialssolutions.com pages have been automatically redirected as of June 9, and the serialssolutions.com domain is completely inactive. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Applications for Paul Evan Peters fellowship called for The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE have called for applications for the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship. Sponsored by CNI, ARL and EDUCAUSE, this fellowship was established to honour and perpetuate the memory of CNI's founding executive director. The last date for receiving applications is June 24, 2014. Links to the applications and more information about the application process are available on the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship website . More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Innovative names Grant McDougall as Director of Operations for EMEA Innovative, a leading provider of technology solutions and services that empower libraries and enrich their users worldwide, has announced that Grant McDougall has been named Director of Operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with responsibility for management of Innovative's growing operations throughout the region. McDougall will play a key role in integrating VTLS staff and customers into the Innovative community and will focus on serving and supporting all Innovative customers and partners in EMEA. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Latest edition of Blogspeak now online The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Wayne Bivens-Tatum (A Clash of Values | Peer to Peer Review); Tim Cushing (Academic Publisher Fights Publication Of Paper Criticizing Publishers' Price Increases And Profits); and Michele Ferguson, Brian Head, Adrian Cherney and Paul Boreham (Australian survey indicates policy-makers still have major reservations about assigning priority to academic research). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here. You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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